Change of Heart: A love song expressing the bittersweet feeling of falling for someone new

Thanks, even though I really hate you.Aoyama Teruma

Thelma Aoyama – I Really Hate You, But Thanks

Speaking of Thelma Aoyama, you often see her on variety shows these days.

While she now sports a distinctive fashion sense and hairstyles, at the time this song was released she had a very natural and demure image.

Please check it out in the music video.

I wonder if I’d still say it’s too late.Saucy Dog

Saucy Dog “Would I Say It’s Too Late Now?” Music Video <4th Mini Album “Take Me” Released on 2020.9.2>

This song by the three-piece band Saucy Dog can be heard either as a man’s heartbreak after being dumped or as lingering regrets after doing the dumping.

The feelings of noticing how an ex changes, wondering about the person they’re dating now, and secretly hoping you might get back together are emotions anyone who’s experienced heartbreak has probably felt.

If trying your hardest to forget only makes your mind even more consumed by that person, then, like in this song, maybe letting yourself fully soak in those lingering feelings could be what helps you finally take the next step.

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indigo la End “Tulip”

This song by indigo la End beautifully captures the pain and fragility of a love born from heartbreak.

A red tulip symbolizes “true love,” a white tulip “lost love,” and a yellow tulip “hopeless love.” Using the meanings of these three colors as its motif, the song portrays the poignant feelings of a protagonist completely dyed in the other person’s colors.

The members’ gentle performance and Enon Kawatani’s delicate vocals envelop the emotions that waver between clinging to love and accepting its end.

Released as a digital single in February 2020 and later included on the album Yakou Himitsu, this track offers comfort to those facing the end of a romance or looking back on a past love.

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Atarayo – Liar (Music Video)

A song that tightens your chest with its heartrending vocals.

The complex emotions of a man who’s been told it’s over are woven in delicate words.

It was the other person who confessed their love, yet it’s also the other person who ends it—such a contradiction.

They should have truly loved each other, but before they knew it, that love turned into hatred.

The song captures the fragility of such a romance.

Also talked about as an answer song to Atarayo’s signature track “I’ll Forget Your Quietness in October,” it was included on the October 2021 EP “Before Dawn.” It’s a bittersweet yet warm piece that gently accompanies those bearing the pain of heartbreak.

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Ren – Misfortune (Music Video)

“Fushiawase.” The way you feel after breaking up with someone you love is exactly what this word captures, isn’t it? Singer-songwriter Ren’s 2023 release zeroes in on the emotions of a man right after a breakup.

If you don’t force yourself to convert that sadness into another feeling and switch your mindset somehow, you’ll just keep getting swallowed by the darkness… Throughout the track, it overflows with the tension between trying to stay positive and the inability to truly let go.

It’s a perfect recommendation for anyone caught between “I’ll do my best” and “I can’t do this.”

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Ren – Changing Seasons (Music Video)

Singer-songwriter Ren, whose popularity exploded on social media, has earned overwhelming support from people of the same generation with lyrics that feel real and relatable.

This song, “Changing Seasons,” is a love song that anyone who’s been heartbroken will surely cry to—it’s pure empathy from start to finish.

Not limited to heartbreak, it beautifully captures in simple words that feeling everyone has had when they’re down: thinking, “The world might as well end.” The pain of being left behind comes through vividly—the seasons change, everything around you keeps moving on, and yet you’re the only one still standing in the same place.

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I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren

Ren – Can't Bring Myself to Hate You (Music Video)

It’s a heartbreak song filled with the bittersweet feeling of not being able to hate the person you love.

You can’t get them to look your way, yet you can’t forget them… Anyone who’s been through that will surely relate.

In this piece, lingering attachment and affection for the other person are expressed plainly.

It also portrays the self-loathing of wishing they’d say they love you—even if it’s a lie—tightening your chest with emotion.

It’s a recommended track for when you want to soothe the pain of heartbreak or when you’re struggling to be honest about your feelings.